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001101 October, J961 Colozado Rural tledric New~ Page 3 McMillanResignsMountain ViewPost; Payne Raised From .Asst. Manager Ralph E. McMillan, manager of the Mountain View Electric Ass'n. for the past 16 years, tendered his resignation to the bOlU"d of directors at the board meeting held immediately following the annual meeting of the association 'In Limon September 9, 1961. McMillan said he had bee" "plagued by III health for the past three years, .and since I have attained the age of retirement I deemed it the proper oc- casion to tender my resignation," McMillan came to Limon hi May of 1945, as manager of the rural electrio cooperative, having been previously employed as lI$5istant manager of II similar cooperative in Hutchinson, Kan- sas. He had been employed by Kansas power companies for approximately 25 years. Under th& leadership of MaNiI. Ian. Moumain Viow EleaJric: Ass'n. b,- grown from an Investment (If $676,000 serving 1170 memberswifh eleelrle lorviee. 10 en a&lodation serving ",537 members and having an Inveslmenl of more than $5,484,. 000 In 1981.'In 198i.tbaallloelalion bill 2,783 mUes of line. compared 10 only 324 miles of line when, lola- MUlan bec:amo manager in 11l4S. McMillan's resignation becomes ef- fective October 31 of this year. He and Mrs. McMillan make their borne at 1322 Diana Lane in Colorado Spxings. Ralph McMillan was responsible for the connection of electricity to many members homes who would have never received central stlltlon electric service, had it not been for "Mac's" strong belief in the policy of Area Coverage. His constant goal was to serve all of the homes in the MVEA area who desired electrical service In true electric co- operativesDirlt. At a meeting of the board of direc- tors of the Mountain View Electric Assn., September 18, 1961, A. C. "Jack" Payne was appointed manager of the assoctatlon effective Nov. 1, 1961, suc- ceeding Ralph McMillan. Payne haa been employed by the rural electric cooperative since 1949, when he st.arted as a bllllnfl' clerk. He later was promoted to chief clerk, and following this to office manager, and to assistant manager in March 1960. Jack is a graduate ()f East High School in Denver; attended DenV'll: University; and was a warrant Officer in the U. S. Army, in World War: II. He is a good community member, having served all treasurer of the Limon Community Recreation Board for six years, is past adjutant of the American Legion Post #49, past treasurer. of the Limon Chamber of Commerce, current- ly vice president of the Limon School Payne Becomes Manager Board, secretary of the .Limon Rotary Club, and chairman of the finance and stewardship committee of the _First Methodist Church in Limon. He was co-sponsor of the recent suc- cessful petition to construct a Munici9al Swimming Pool in Limon, and was one of the original incorporators of the Limon Community Recreation Board. Jack, Mrs. Payne, daughters Sharon and Sarah live at 550 I. Avenue in Limon. New Service Area Of Moon lake Due For Power.Phones Moon Lake E lee t.r i c Association started construction in September of eleven miles of distribution line to serve a group of summer cottages and a newly develop.ed winter r~sort are/!- north of Vernal, Utah. The distribution line. will parallel the 115 KV transmission line now serv- ing the Flaming Gorge Dam and the town of Dutch John" utah;, and will utilize the same rlght 'ot. way for, m.os~ . of the eleven miles. Telephone service to the, farming' and summer resort area on the South side of the Flaming Gorge Dam will also be available to residents there-through.the facilities of the Union Telephone Cqm- pany of Mountain View, Wyo. Union Telephone has negotiated a joint-use agreement with Moon Lake on,right_of. way and poles of Moon La.ke )!:Iectrje from Dutch John to Greendale. This Is Community Cooperation Rural Electrics Foster. The welcome, mat was .really out In Limon for' MVEA', Members at their recent Annual Meeting. The thickness of the welcome mat became apparent when the local news . media, the Limon Leader carried bar- gains in several ads foc MVEA mem- bers, and carried through and beyond _a luncheon provided by the Limon Chamber of Commerce for the Officers and Directors.ofthe association. !twas even noted that a "no parkill~" sign was covered, allowing parking in a block long restricted area in front of the meeting place. Signs "Welcome MVEA Members" were evident in nearly every store window in Limon. A movie "Parent Trap" was enjoyed at the Lincoln Theatre free by children of members attending the, meeting through a spe- cial to MVEA from Charles McCarthy, owner and manager of the theatre. Midwest Establishes New Denver Offices New' and permanent offices for the . Midwest Electric Consumers Associa- tion have been established at 11)395 West' Colofax Ave.! Denver 15, Colo. Manager Harold Lee said this office . will serve the eight state area of the Missouri River basin including Colo- rado. Telephone is 23101Jl3, Denver. Oskar E. Edison, engineer for Moon Lake Electric Association, Inc., doses the circuit breaker energizing Moon lake's 115 k" transmission line be~ tween Meeker and Rangely. , Proxy Prize Awarded A Regina Electrik-Broom, valued at $39.95 was awarded Mrs. Fred Taylor of Llm.on. The proxy bearing her husband's- name was drawn September 4, at. the MVEA Office in Limon. Thanks to you loyal members who forwarded your proxies so that we could have a quorum at the, annual meeting. Plan to attend next year, and bring a neighborl October "Magic Month" For Light And Power On New Moon Lake Lines Ranchers near Baxter Pass in 'West- ern Colorado are counting the days un- til central station power reaches their homes for t~e first time. Completion of a distribution line from Bonanza, Utah to Baxter Pass is expected early in October. Contractors for Moon Lake Electric Association are building the line. Moon Lake began construction early in July, and expected to energize the line on October 2nd. An additional sec- tion of line connecting Baxter and Douglas passes will be completed a few weeks latel'. In addition to ranches, two rectifier installations of the American Gilsonite Company, which protect their. pipeline from harmful electrolysis,. will be served. The line extension to Douglis, Pass will serve an FAA r:adar installation and a telephone micro-wave relay sta- tion. The radar station, wl'len complete, will have dwellings for operation and maintenance crews in addition- to_ the raclarstation. It is anticipated that once power is available at Baxter and Douglas passes there will be a number of short-wave radio stations and possibly some tele- vision translators located there. Construction of the line is proceeding In two sections. Section A, from Bon- anza to Baxter pass is under construc. tion by the lrby Construction Co. of Jackson Miss., and the s(!(!ti6n trom Baxter Pass to D,ouglas Pass Is being built by the I. O. Teigen Construction Co. of Princeton, Minn. Merrick and Co. of Denver designed the distribution line, and Edward L'e* Cuyer is resident engineer on both sections. BETTER SERVICE-This picture was laken momenls before Preside.nt Paul Humley of Sangre De Cristo Eleclric Assn. dosed the switch and officially put ano.fh'er-hhportant new line inlo service. left 10 right: Bud Powell, with Gen~ eral ElectriCj Dall B~ McCrory, slate board member; Willard A. Walker, Glen McMurry, D. C; Greenwald, Carl Douglos, J. M. Kennon, Mayor Shirley. Avery, Peler A. Young; Sec..Treos.; HUi'llley and-Norman S, Knudsen, manager of Sangre DeCrislo. .